L.I. Estates That Inspired Fitzgerald’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Best-selling author, architect, and historian Gary Lawrance will speak on Thursday, May 26, at 7:00 pm. His lecture, Long Island Estates of the Great Gatsby Era, examines the real Long Island mansions that inspired Fitzgerald’s classic The Great Gatsby. Best-selling author, architect, and historian Gary Lawrance will speak at Suffolk County...Read More
L.I. Estates That Inspired Fitzgerald’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Best-selling author, architect, and historian Gary Lawrance will speak on Thursday, May 26, at 7:00 pm. His lecture, Long Island Estates of the Great Gatsby Era, examines the real Long Island mansions that inspired Fitzgerald’s classic The Great Gatsby. Best-selling author, architect, and historian Gary Lawrance will speak at Suffolk County...Read More
Astronomy Day: Demos, Projects, Telescope Viewing The Vanderbilt Reichert Planetarium and National Grid will present Astronomy Day 2022 on Saturday, May 7. Daytime and evening activities and viewing through telescopes and solar scopes (weather permitting) are free to all visitors who pay general admission. The event is made possible by a Project C Workforce Development Grant...Read More
Rescheduled — ‘Deadlines and Diamonds’: Female Gilded Age Tycoon Best-selling author and historian Betsy Prioleau will speak about her latest book, Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age, at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. The event, which will feature a lecture and book signing, was originally...Read More
Tour Beautifully Decorated Vanderbilt Mansion Open December 22-23 and Week of December 27-30 The Bright Lights holiday event at Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum will continue on Wednesday-Thursday, December 22-23. The delightful, all-ages event will be extended Monday-Thursday, December 27-30. (These encore evenings will not have Santa, live actors, or live music.) That week, visitors also...Read More
